Craft A Brew - Kombucha Jar with Dispensing Valve - For Kombucha Fermentation - Includes Custom Cloth Cover- Proprietary Design

I tried two other jars, both without taps, prior to buying this, but they both arrived damaged, and I decided to try this one instead. I'm really glad I did. After my first rebottling with fruit for second fermentation, I realized that the natural taste of unflavoured kombucha is much nicer, and gives a pleasant, non-aggressive fizz, not to mention easier. As a result, I decided to go to continuous fermentation, which the tap allows me to do easily. As I drink tea throughout the day, I just make some extra whenever it's convenient for me, steeping it longer, and add 1g of cane sugar for every 10ml of tea, then let it cool. When it's cool enough (83ºF using an instant read thermometer), I nudge my SCOBY aside, pour the tea in, let the SCOBY drift back into place, pop a fabric cover over the jar, and let it get on with the job. When I test for acidity, I consistently get a pH of 3.5, which I find pleasant. Although all the directions say to use a supermarket black tea, as I most often drink Chinese teas, I've started using those, and find that they brew just fine, and add some interesting shifts in flavour. Because I'm doing continuous brewing, if I didn't like the direction the taste is shifting toward as well as what I had been using, it would be a simple matter to take the profile back in the other direction. So far, I'm very happy with the Long Jing (Dragon Well) green tea I drink most days, which is producing a very nice, light, refreshing taste. I also have a black tea made with the same leaves (and nothing but tea leaves) which have a chocolaty taste, and which should give a chocolate-citrus flavour. This was easy to clean, easy to put together, and continues to be easy to use. I strongly recommend it. My only jar related issue was that as I had ordered a different jar initially, the SCOBY I bought at that time was quite small for the jug, and the first batch took overly long. I also decided that part of the reason for that may have been that our home isn't generally as warm as the optimal brewing temperature, and bought a digitally controlled warming wrap, which keeps it nicely within range. Thank you for reading my review I hope you found it helpful.

This 1 gallon size is perfect for me. It was easy to put the spout in and came with all the hardware. I enjoy the honey bee design and shape of the jar. I have had no leaking issues around the spout. The seal is holding up nicely. It comes with instructions on what you need to get started and how to get started as well. My house is usually warm so the fact that it doesn't have a warming pad was not a factor in my purchasing it. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to start the kombucha journey.

I love how I can bottle right from the jar. With easy to follow instructions and clearly printed markers on the jar to know where a gallon is and where to spot when bottling for the 2nd ferment. No longer having to touch the scoby. The Spicket is sturdy and hold a seal so no leaking. And it looks great.

It’s great!! This was exactly what I wanted. It’s so easy to use. It comes with instructions. The dispensing valve is such an added feature because you can sample your kombucha during the fermenting stage.

Read the insert, this jar is not tempered! Do not put hot liquids into it or it will shatter and/or break. The spigot installation is ridiculous. The silicon washer needs to be washed before using, but one is already installed so I had to get it out, wash and put it back in. The edges of the glass hole were covered in some kind of schmoo and are exceedingly sharp. The jar is not thick enough to withstand removing and replacing the washer repeatedly. Because I do a lot of canning and wine making I can see that this jar probably won’t last long. The thickness that would have provided strength simply isn’t there. In addition, the jar arrived with a noticeable white area that I first thought could have been residue from a sticker, but alas it is a noticeably big damaged area on the front of the jar. The jar has multiple imperfections and is probably a cheap “second” based on observations. Nice…considering how much we are paying for the it. Save your money and buy a sun tea jar. Don’t buy this item. This is not a good value!

I love this setup! From the bee on the jar to the provided cover. It works great! It even comes with helpful instructions and tips. The jar came without any imperfections, no leaking in the nozzle, though that was a little hard to install. I think overall it’s worth the money and my kombucha tastes great! I did have to buy a warming sleeve for it because my kitchen stays cold year around.

Purchased this to start brewing kombucha for the first time :) I would highly recommend this product! It came with very simple instructions and even had a recipe explaining how to start making the first batch of kombucha. It's going on 3 years of use, and I haven't had one problem with this product at all. Everything is working as good as day one :) Very good quality. Exactly as described. Would purchase again :):) It has made brewing kombucha a very pleasant experience.

I absolutely LOVE that the spout is METAL not plastic like some drink dispensers, you can tell it’s good quality, the hexagonal shape is cool and the cloth cover is cute. In the instructions it mentions to wash the bottle and spout with soap and water before use but it does NOT mention to wash the cloth which I assumed should probably be done. But just in case I sent them an email and they responded pretty quickly (either that day or the next) and confirmed that yes is should be washed. Just mentioning that here in case anyone else is wondering the same thing, to save you the extra email and wait time. I honestly love this thing so much and love kombucha that I will probably buy another one for myself so I never have to wait for a batch to finish and I may also buy one for my mom and sister who also make kombucha I looked at other products but they all came with extra things I didn’t need or didn’t have that spout which I think is CRUCIAL, it helps to not disturb the scoby when taste testing and any sediment on the bottom won’t get disturbed like it would if you had to tip the jar to pour the stuff out. Also, makes filling bottles a breeze with no funnel needed. DEFINITELY HIGHLY RECOMMEND

I received this product broken initially. The seller reached out and apologized for the inconvenience. Sent me a new product free of charge and very quickly! I am absolutely loving the product. It’s good quality and works really well!

Everything is nicely packed and as promised, but when removing the rubber/plastic to sanitize, the hole has been cut and finished in a very poor way, leaving and edge which is only just not sharp enough to cut a user.

El recipiente es de buen material, fuerte y funcional para la preparación de Kombucha. Facilita la extracción del líquido y puedes dejar al scoby con el líquido de arranque listo para la siguiente preparación.

I had been using 2 half gallon jars to make kombucha for the past few years. Bottling was always somewhat of a chore, sometimes a disaster. Now, bottling is a breeze. Take out the scoby, give the tea a stir, take out some tea tu use for the next batch, pour my flavouring right into the jar for an 2nd fermentation and fill the bottles. I still use a small funnel, less messy. Prime Days in Oct gave a good discount so I was able to finally get one. Love it. Highly recommend.

I just received this jar (version with spout) today, and it seems like a a well designed and well made product. I look forward to brewing my boocha in this from now on. Just one word of caution: the supplied metal washers have razor sharp edges. I cut my finger quite badly when working the spout through the (obviously tight-fitting) silicone gasket. Take care assembling the spouted jars!